status: https://faculty.washington.edu/kerim/nomic/cases/#3871
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=============================== CFJ 3871 ===============================
As a result of the above actions, three coins were transferred
from Trigon to Gaelan.
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Caller: Gaelan
Barred: Trigon
Judge: Murphy
Judgement: FALSE
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History:
Called by Gaelan: 28 Jul 2020 21:30:12
Assigned to Murphy: 29 Jul 2020 17:46:39
Judged FALSE by Murphy: 02 Aug 2020 14:54:35
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[Linked to CFJ 3872]
Caller's Evidence (the 'above actions'):
> On Jul 28, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Reuben Staley via agora-business wrote:
>
> On 2020-07-28 00:03, Gaelan via agora-business wrote:
>> I become a party to SEAMSTRESS, and transfer it 3 coins to submit the
>> signature suggestion “I’m always happy to become a party to contracts.”
>
> I approve this signature suggestion, transferring 3 coins from SEAMSTRESS
> to myself.
>
> For the record, I would argue that this doesn't really do anything.
> Someone expressing a general sentiment about a game action does not cause
> or oblige em to consent to anything.
>
> --
> Trigon
>
> I’m always happy to become a party to contracts.
> I LOVE SPAGHETTI
> transfer Jason one coin
> nch was here
> I hereby
> don't... trust... the dragon...
> don't... trust... the dragon...
> Do not Construe Jason's message with subject TRIGON as extending this
I create the following contract, with myself as the sole party: { Gaelan
CAN act on Trigon’s behalf to transfer three coins to Gaelan. Upon Gaelan
doing so, this contract is destroyed. }
I cause Trigon to become a party to the above contract.
I act on Trigon’s behalf to transfer three coins to Gaelan, destroying the
contract.
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Judge Murphy's Arguments:
Trigon did not clearly consent to the contract in question:
1) By default, purported actions within signature blocks do not
clearly indicate that the author performs that action. And while
SEAMSTRESS allows Trigon to veto such additions, it doesn't say
that if e doesn't, then this default is overridden.
2) "I'm always happy to become a party to contracts" can reasonably
be interpreted narrowly as "I'm always happy to become a party to
contracts /if I become a party to them at all/".
As the transfer depended on Gaelan acting on Trigon's behalf per this
contract, and the latter was ineffective, so the former was also
ineffective. FALSE.
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